I don't know if it's true, but I heard an estimation by some that swap meet attendance is up thanks to Ebay and their botched policies that favor crooked Power Sellers and buyers out to rip us off. Way to go Ebay, shoot yourselves in the foot regarding Amateur Radio.

Like I said, alot of the old CB amps are perfectly indistinct as to what they are, and some sellers are either being canny or are ignorant of what it is. I know the sellers are ignorant, because every so often I search "ham receiver" or "ham transmitter" and I see old tube public address amps being advertised as one or the other. Probably most of the old "linears" do not work worth a damn if you look at the condition of them. And if they use sweep tubes, good luck to Charlie CB for getting replacements easily. Or even getting it to function. That is probably why they are being sold. What bothers me more is the "CB" transceivers being sold that are actually non type accepted imports that cover all modes, from about 26 Mhz thru 10 meters inclusive. THey display freq and "channel". Now that is a threat to us, encouraging band invasion of 12 and 10 meters. I know FCC gets on those, a retailer truckstop in my area got busted for selling those. I saw them in there for sale myself. Report those if you want to help hams out.

There will always be a demand for this stuff. Trying to fight the problem is like getting into a fist fight with one arm. It's a losing battle that will never get any better no matter what the old fart hams do.. I myself could care less what is sold on Ebay. Besides I am NOT a KC cop or ham police. I keep to myself and worry about myself.

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